The good folks at New South Wales Athletics have posted what they call “final results” of the World Masters Games in Sydney, just completed. Click here for the file. But just becuz I’m paranoid, I copied the file and stored
Jud: WR holder Jud Logan told me two years ago that he was aiming to take down the M50 world records in the hammer and weight throw, plotting a two-year training program. A four-time Olympian, Jud said: “I am trying
Goes to Adelaide swimmer Margo Bates, 99, who won seven golds and told the Brisbane Times: “Don’t ever mention the word old to me unless it’s got a G in front of it.” The Sydney multisport spectacular ended today, with
Martin Gasselsberger of Austria has posted his 2009 masters rankings — combining world indoor and outdoor season lists — at his ever-amazing site, mastersathletics.net. While skimming the lists, I noticed at least one potential American age-group record. It’s the W35
Roald Bradstock, a naturalized American citizen who has competed in seven Olympic Trials and two Games, has received IAAF permission to throw again for his native country, Britain. His goal: London 2012. The news came yesterday from Pierre Weiss, IAAF
Glad this didn’t happen to us! Aussie news site reports: “Hundreds of open water swimmers were left boiling mad by a decision to cancel their World Masters Games race because the water was too cold. Many slammed the ruling as
As mentioned earlier, entrants at the World Masters Games have encountered problems finding their venues. (Fun fact: the track meet isn’t being held inside the Sydney Olympic stadium but at the adjacent practice track, I’m told.) Race walkers are the
Tom Fahey, our perennial national discus champion, is a connossieur of fine track meets. He knows how things are supposed to be run. Usually that includes posting the correct results. Duh. But that didn’t happen to him at the World
Robert Thomas, the M40 world 400-meter champ at Lahti, has found a way to save big money on Kamloops travel: Find a flight to Seattle and hop a chartered shuttle bus! Robert writes: “I took the liberty of contacting a
I’m Olga Kotelko’s biggest fan. But I don’t exaggerate her credits. No need for that. Not so with Lisa Martin, a sportswriter in Australia who profiled Olga in the Brisbane Times today. Lisa wrote: “At 90-years-old, Canadian Olga Kotelko is the
A site called Monsters and Critics has posted this little article. The headline tells it all: Cost decisive factor for many athletes at World Masters Games. So tell me something I don’t know. Of course, with all the hoohah celebrating
Our museum of masters track — mastershistory.org — had some dust bunnies and broken links. So I did some housecleaning tonight on the WAVA/WMA results page. It’s easier now to tell what you’re clicking on. I added meet dates, for